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PERSONAL

FM FCO 161800Z FEB 81

TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNOR GRAND CAYMAN

TELEGRAM NUMBER PERSONAL 1 OF 16 FEBRUARY

AND TO IMMEDIATE GOVERNORS PORT STANLEY, GIBRALTAR,

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HKCK 340

BRITISH

HONG KONG, MONSERRAT, GRAND TURK, TORTOLA, ST HELENA, GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE BRIDGETOWN, DEPUTY BRITISH GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVE ANTIGUA, COMMISSIONER ANGUILLA

INFO HAMILTON

BRITISH NATIONALITY BILL

1. GRATEFUL FOR YOUR VIEWS AS TO WHETHER WHEN NEW LAW AS AT PRESENT DRAFTED COMES INTO FORCE THERE IS LIKELY TO BE ANY DIFFICULTY IN AMENDING IMMIGRATION ORDINANCE TO GRANT RIGHT OF ABODE TO ALL THOSE WHO BECOME CBDT BY REASON OF A CONNECTION WITH

YOUR TERRITORY

A) UNDER TRANSITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS (IE FOR PEOPLE BORN BEFORE

THE ACT) AND

B) UNDER PERMANENT ARRANGEMENTS (FOR PEOPLE BORN AFTER THE ACT). 2. WOULD YOUR VIEWS BE CHANGED IF PROPOSALS FROM NON-GOVERNMENT SOURCES FOR SEPARATE CITIZENSHIPS FOR DEPENDENCIES WERE ADOPTED? IN THIS EVENT TITLE MIGHT BE ON LINES OF CITIZEN OF (NAME OF TERRITORY)', BUT CITIZENSHIP PROVISIONS WOULD PRESUMABLE BE AS INCLUDED IN THE PRESENT BILL, THEY WOULD BE THE SAME FOR ALL DEPENDENCIES, AND THEY WOULD REMAIN UNDER WESTMINSTER CONTROL. PLEASE NOTE THAT WE KNOW OF NO GOVERNMENT PLANS TO ADOPT THE IDEA OF SEPARATE CITIZENSHIPS FOR EACH DEPENDENCY.

CARRINGTON

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PS/MR LUCE

MR ADAMS

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